Order No. 2222/Draft Final Rule: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Addresses Barriers to the Participation of Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation in RTO/ISO Markets
September 21, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a draft final rule (“Rule”) which it describes as: . . . adopting reforms to remove barriers from the participation of distributed energy resource aggregations in the Regional Transmission Organization (“RTO”) and Independent System Operator…
Arkansas Water Laws and Regulations: September 24th Interactive Webinar - REMINDER
September 21, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
An interactive webinar will be held on September 24th titled: Arkansas Water Laws and Regulations (“Webinar”) The Webinar will address a number of topics related to federal and Arkansas water quantity and water quality issues. Components of the Webinar will include: Development of Water Laws…
Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Lafayette County Mine Operator Enter into Agreed Order
September 21, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Mississippi Commission on Environment Quality (“MCEQ”) and Midsouth Green LLC (“Midsouth”) entered into an Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of regulations related to stormwater control. See Order No. 7063 20. The AO references Midsouth’s “Green Mine” located in Lafayette…
Title IX: Training Requirements Come Into Focus
September 18, 2020
by Amanda G. Orcutt
The U.S. Department of Education released new regulations this spring under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. The regulations took effect on August 14, 2020…
Waste Management (WM): September 2020 Report on Recyling
September 18, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Waste Management issued a September 2020 document entitled “Report on Recycling” (“Report”). The company states that following an “indepth engagement with As You Sow and Trillium Asset Management (TAM) in February 2020, Waste Management committed to publishing this Report on Recycling” to: Help…